February 2016 Health Pearls: Vitamin D and Allergy; Seafood and Brain Health; Beet Juice and Heart Health…

*Vitamin D Consumption During Pregnancy and Lower Incidence of Allergy in Children.*  A study by Mount Sinai researchers found a 20% reduction rate in allegies in children whose mothers had a higher consumption of Vitamin D-rich food during pregnancy.  The study, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, involved 1,248 mothers and their children from …